NBA 1975-76Regular season

Final

Houston Rockets85–88Buffalo Braves

Houston Rockets at Buffalo Braves

Date: Wednesday 17 December 1975
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1975-76Regular season
Meeting: 27th meetingof 236 played

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Mike Newlin	40:00	3–11	2–2	—	—	2	6	0	8
Rudy Tomjanovich	35:00	9–14	1–3	—	—	8	3	1	19
Calvin Murphy	31:00	3–10	6–6	—	—	3	4	2	12
Ed Ratleff	27:00	3–5	4–4	—	—	7	0	4	10
Kevin Kunnert	27:00	4–14	2–2	—	—	8	2	4	10
Dave Wohl	25:00	5–10	0–0	0	0	0	3	3	10
Joe Meriweather	21:00	3–8	0–0	—	—	8	2	4	6
Ron Riley	21:00	3–10	0–0	—	—	5	3	3	6
John Johnson	13:00	2–7	0–0	—	—	5	0	1	4
Team totals	240:00	35–89	15–17	0	0	46	23	22	85

Buffalo Braves

Buffalo Braves box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Randy Smith	42:00	8–21	1–2	—	—	6	10	4	17
Jim McMillian	40:00	10–20	3–5	—	—	12	2	2	23
Gar Heard	30:00	4–13	1–2	—	—	12	1	2	9
Tom McMillen	25:00	7–9	4–6	—	—	7	1	5	18
Dale Schlueter	23:00	3–4	1–2	—	—	7	4	4	7
Ken Charles	23:00	2–10	0–2	—	—	5	1	2	4
Bob Weiss	22:00	3–8	0–0	0	0	0	5	1	6
Don Adams	18:00	1–4	0–0	—	—	3	2	1	2
Ernie DiGregorio	9:00	0–2	0–0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Dick Gibbs	8:00	1–4	0–0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Team totals	240:00	39–95	10–19	0	0	52	27	23	88

This season

Los Angeles Clippers 3, Houston Rockets 2 in NBA 1975-76.

28 Oct 1975Houston Rockets 108–124 Buffalo Braves
12 Nov 1975Buffalo Braves 93–80 Houston Rockets
17 Dec 197585–88 this game
27 Feb 1976Houston Rockets 113–107 Buffalo Braves
12 Mar 1976Houston Rockets 113–100 Buffalo Braves

Records going in

Houston Rockets: 12–11
Buffalo Braves: 13–13

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Los Angeles Clippers 99, Houston Rockets 137.

12 Nov 1975Buffalo Braves 93–80 Houston Rockets
27 Feb 1976Houston Rockets 113–107 Buffalo Braves

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.